CVE-2002-1740 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in WorldClient.cgi, a component of Alt-N Technologies MDaemon version 5.0.5.0 and earlier, and its associated WorldClient. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long folder name via the NewFolder parameter. The CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) indicates a low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and primarily impacting integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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